June 2: Exhibition Opening
"It Came on the Mayflower" (Running through December 31)
Pilgrim Hall celebrates the reason for celebrating "Mayflower II and Mayflower I" Highlighting the museum's unique and extraordinary collection of artifacts that came on
Mayflower in 1620.
Pilgrim Hall
75 Court Street, Rt. 3A
Plymouth, MA
508 746-1620
www.pilgrimhall.org
Saturday, June 2 & Sunday, June 3
Annual Plant Sale
This sale offers heirloom flowers, vegetable, herb and plants. Proceeds help support the Plimoth Plantation horticulture program and Hornblower Garden.
8am-3pm
Horticulture Center
Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Ave.
Plymouth MA 02360
508.746-1622
www.plimoth.org
Sunday, June 3
Tihonet Pond Fishing Derby
Check in/ Registration begins at 4a.m. Prizes awarded at 3p.m.
This event takes place at the AD Makepeace company and benefits the Wankinquoah Rod & Gun Club. No lisence is necessary for the June 3rd event.
For more information please contact
AD Makepeace Company
Tihonet Village
158 Tihonet Road
Wareham, MA
Friday, June 8
Cultivating Delight: A Natural Retreat
Explore yout meditative nature in the gardens and grounds of Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences. As natural beings, the desire to create and connect with our inner and outer worlds is natural and transformational. Opening to nature as a meditative practice can change how we relate to the rest of our lives by expanding our awareness and sesitivity.
10a.m. to 3p.m.
Registration and Sign -In at 9:30 a.m.
To reserve your space, please call 508-224-6521 by Wednesday June 6.
Manomet Center fo Conservation Sciences
81 Stage Point Road, P.O. Box 1770
Manomet, MA 02345
June 9
Pilgrim Hall - Kids Day
Children free* (must be accompanied by an adult) Treasure Hunts all day! With special
hands-on family activities (use a quill pen to write like a Pilgrim!) from 10:00 – 1:00
Pilgrim Hall
75 Court Street, Rt. 3A
Plymouth, MA
508 746-1620
www.pilgrimhall.org
Saturday, June 9
Adventure awaits at Pulp Fiction!
Action! Mystery! Intrigue! This year's fabulous signature party at Fuller Craft Museum has it all. You won't want to miss one moment of the drama and excitement as Pulp Fiction unfolds.
Pulp Fiction accompanies the exhibition Pulp Function, a survey of contemporary paper art curated by Lloyd Herman, founding Director of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. You'll have the opportunity to view the exhibition during the party.
Pulp Fiction will benefit exhibitions, community outreach and educational programming at Fuller Craft Museum, the most exciting place to be in the world of contemporary craft.
6:30-9:00pm
455 Oak Street
Brockton, MA 02301
508-588-6000
www.fullercraft.org
Sunday June 10th (rain date Sat June 16th)
Nantasket Beach Car Show
Come enjoy well over 300 classic and antique cars as they compete to qualify in the Super Wheels Champioinship while raising money for the Jimmy Fund. The event is free.
9-3pm
Nantasket Ave.
Hull, MA
www.nantasketbeachcarshow.com
Wednesday, June 13
50th Anniversary of the Landing of Mayflower II in Plymouth
Beginning today, through the end of the 2007 season, anyone born in 1957 is invited to
visit Mayflower II for FREE. (Valid I.D. required.)
508 746-1622
www.plimoth.org
Friday, June 15
52nd Annual Cohasset Arts Festival
The Arts Festival features a juried exhibition, members' show, live musical performances, artist demonstrations, children's art activities and a young artist exhibition. The festival will take place on historic Cohasset Common.
For more information, contact Diane Kennedy, Festival Coordinator at festival@ssac.org
2pm-7pm
South Shore Art Center
119 Ripley Road
Cohasset, MA 02025
781-383-2787
www.ssac.org
Friday, June 15 to Sunday, June 17
Day Out with Thomas
9am - 5pm
Edaville USA
Route 58
Carver, MA
508-866-8190
www.edaville.com
Friday, June 15
An Evening With John McDermott
8:00 PM
SOUTH SHORE MUSIC CIRCUS
130 Sohier Street
Cohasset, MA 02025
781-383-9850
www.themusiccircus.org
Saturday, June 16
“Art on the Green”
The Pinehills celebrates their 3rd annual Art on the Green. This daylong festival celebrates the visual arts with paintings, crafts, wearable art and more on exhibit and for sale!
10am – 4pm
The Pinehills
33 Summerhouse Dr
Plymouth, MA
508 209-9000
www.pinehills.com
Saturday, June 16
52nd annual Cohasset Arts Festival
The Arts Festival features a juried exhibition, members' show, live musical performances, artist demonstrations, children's art activities and a young artist exhibition. The festival will take place on historic Cohasset Common.
For more information, contact Diane Kennedy, Festival Coordinator at festival@ssac.org
10am-7pm
South Shore Art Center
119 Ripley Road
Cohasset, MA 02025
781-383-2787
www.ssac.org
Saturday, June 16
Meet the Author! Felix & His Mayflower II Adventures, By Peter Arenstam
This book tells the story of the maiden voyage of Mayflower II and her unlikely passenger, a kitten named Felix. The story is told through the eyes of Felix and captures the events surrounding the building and sailing of the Mayflower II.
11am-3pm
Mayflower II
Plymouth MA 02360
508.746-1622
www.plimoth.org
Saturday, June 16
Major John Bradford Day
Opening Day of the Major John Bradford House.
2007 Season Opening Day:
House & Garden await your viewing. Antique Barn summer exhibit: JRVHS –The first 50 years.
Jones River Village Historical Society
P.O. Box 22
Kingston, MA 02364
781-585-6300
http://www.jrvhs.org
Saturday, June 16
Swan Picnic
Sponsored by the Onset Village Association
the event will include a Swan Idol contest,
and Swan Tent featuring eight hours of free
music dancing. As well asa sidewalk chalk
contest, scavenger hunt, and swan art contest
with prizes. The event is from 10a.m. to 6p.m.
and has free admission.
Sunday, June 17
52nd Annual Cohasset Arts Festival
The Arts Festival features a juried exhibition, members' show, live musical performances, artist demonstrations, children's art activities and a young artist exhibition. The festival will take place on historic Cohasset Common.
Noon to 6 pm
For more information, contact Diane Kennedy, Festival Coordinator at festival@ssac.org
South Shore Art Center
119 Ripley Road
Cohasset, MA 02025
781-383-2787
www.ssac.org
Sunday, June 17
Dead of Night Ghost Tours (rain or shine)
Father's Day Special
Father's when accompanied by family, $2.00 off
Pilgrim History/ Cemetery Lantern Tour @ 4:00 pm
Twilight Lantern ghost Tour 7:30 p.m. every night & weekends
9:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday
508-866-5111
www.deadofnightghosttours.com
Through Sunday, June 17
Bitmapped Characters: Ceramic Tiles by Megumi Naitoh
Technology & Craft come togeter in this series. Naitoh downloads images from her computer and separates the colors to make a silk screen that is glazed into clay. The piece is then fired, cut into tiles and mounted onto plexi to create unique portraits that reveal tiny details about the subject, the artist and the viewer.
Fuller Craft Museum
455 Oak Street
Brockton, MA 02301
508..588.6000
www.fullercraft.org
Thursday, June 21
Betrothal Reenactment in the 1627 English Village
Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Ave.
Plymouth MA 02360
508.746-1622
www.plimoth.org
Thursday, June 21
Tihonet Village Concert Series
Benefiting the National Marine Life Center of Buzzards Bay
Bring you lawn chairs or blankets and join us for this fun-filled musical evening on the shore of Tihonet Pond, 158 Tihonet Road, Wareham, MA.
Childrens events begin at 6pm and the musical event is 7-9pm.
For directions please visit
www.admakepeace.com
Friday, June 22 to Sunday, June 25
Day Out with Thomas
9am - 5pm
Edaville USA
Route 58
Carver, MA
508-866-8190
www.edaville.com
June 23
10th Annual Patuxet Strawberry Thanksgiving
9 am – 5 pm
Plimoth Plantation's Wampanoag Indigenous Program (WIP) hosts the 10th Annual
Patuxet Strawberry Thanksgiving at the Wampanoag Homesite. Native people celebrate
thanksgivings throughout the year to show appreciation to the Earth and the
Creator. Strawberries are the first fruit of the new growing season, and were honored in
the 17th century with ceremony, singing, dancing, feasting and games. Visitors will
participate with WIP staff, as well as many Native community members, as they reenact
this daylong celebration of thanks with 17th century football games, mishoon (canoe)
races, feasting and Eastern social songs and dances.
Plimoth Plantation
Warren Avenue, Rt. 3A
Plymouth, MA
508-746-1622
www.plimoth.org
Saturday, June 23
Kingston Art Festival
Located at Kingston Public Library, Faunce School, Yankee Barn
First Parish Church, the Adams Heritage Center, and Reed Community Building. From 10a.m. to 5p.m.
Kingston, MA
www.kingstonarts.com
Sunday, June 24
Tea Ceremony Presentation
Enter the tea hut in the Japanese garden on the museum grounds for an authentic tea ceremony.
2:00pm
The Art Complex Museum
189 Alden Street
Duxbury MA 02331
781.934.6634
www.artcomplex.org
Sunday, June 24
The Charlie Daniels Band
7:30 PM
South Shore Music Circus
130 Sohier Street
Cohasset, MA 02025
781-383-9850
www.themusiccircus.org
Sunday, June 24
"Pilgrims of the Carribean!"
Vie for Booty and Plunder at Pilgrim Hall
Museum’s Annual Summer Party & Auction
4 – 7 PM at Oceanside, 15 Winter Street in
Plymouth. Tickets are $65 per person or
$500 for a table of ten. Please call tel.
508-746-1620 ext. 8 to reserve your
tickets or for more information.
www.pilgrimhall.org
Sunday, June 24
Rescheduled Woodcarving Demonstrations and Presentation of New Wooden Bear
Due to inclement weather on Bear Awareness Day last month, the donation of a new wooden bear to the zoo by artist Ross MacVicar has been rescheduled to this Sunday, June 24th. Be one of the first to see the new carving, and watch the artist create beautiful art out of ordinary stumps of wood! Completed carvings will be available for purchase, with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the zoo.
Mr. MacVicar will begin weather-permitting wood carving demonstrations at 10:30 AM, and will present the new wooden bear at 1:00 PM rain or shine.
Buttonwood Park Zoo
New Bedford, MA
(508) 991-4556
Thursday, June 28
Movies on the Band Shell
Thursdays at 8pm all throughout the summer
Onset, MA
508 295 7072
Saturday, June 30
Hootie and the Blowfish
8:00 PM
South Shore Music Circus
130 Sohier Street
Cohasset, MA 02025
781-383-9850
www.themusiccircus.org
Saturday, June 30
Rock, Scissors, PAPER!
Come and Play at [SENSE]ation Day
The whole family is invited to come to your senses at Fuller Craft Museum's [SENSE]ation Day June 30, 2007 from 12-5pm. Together kids and adults can explore and celebrate paper with fun activities.
for more info contact: communications@fullercraft.org
Saturday, June 30
Bug-A-Rama
Explore the wonderful world of insects with your friends at the zoo. Join us for buggy crafts and activities, including catch-and-release insect hunts!
1:00pm-4:00pm
Free with Zoo Admission
Buttonwood Park Zoo
New Bedford, MA
(508) 991-4556
Saturday, June 30
Duxbury Beach Party
4-10pm, Entertainment by a magician and musicians, along with refreshments befroe the traditional bonfire at 9pm.
Duxbury, MA
Saturday, June 30-October 21
Ali's Light: The Cloth Paintings of Alison Cann- Clift, 1976-2006 a retrospective of the artist's work using fiber as a medium to paint explorations of light and dark, movement and stillness. Curated by William Thrasher, the exhibition spans the past thirty years, tracing the artist's journey using cloth as a medium for expression.
Thomas Hill: Drawing on Muybridge through November 4, 2007
brings a gallery of animals and birds in the midst of movement and flight to the Museum. Using wire to evoke form and movement, Hill draws from the sequential photography work of Eadweard Muybridge.
Fuller Craft Museum
Plymouth, MA
for more info contact: communications@fullercraft.org
Through July 22
On Their Own Exhibition - Rob Millard-Mendez
The Art Complex Museum
189 Alden Street
Duxbury MA 02331
781.934.6634
www.artcomplex.org
Through September 9
Complex Women - Art of the Southwest- SOS (Student Outdoor Sculpture)
Celebrating the incredible women artists in the Museum's collection, including Gramma Moses!
The Art Complex Museum
189 Alden Street
Duxbury MA 02331
781.934.6634
www.artcomplex.org